4 oct 2017
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Wednesday at dawn, six Palestinians, including four in of the southern West Bank governorate of Hebron, summoned one Palestinian for interrogation and confiscated large sums of cash.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in Yatta and the ath-Thaheriyya towns, and abducted four Palestinians.
It added that the soldiers confiscated a digger machine, owned by Mohammad Roumi, in Yatta town, south of Hebron, and abducted his sons, Khaled and Fasial.
The soldiers also abducted Mahmoud Bassam Allan and Anas Awaysa, from their homes in the ath-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded many homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, causing excessive property damage, and confiscated 10.000 Shekels from the home of Ibrahim Abdul-Hamid Abu Mariya, and 1540 Shekels from the home of Maher Odah Sabarna, before summoning them both for interrogation.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Ali Ayyad Awad, and confiscated his surveillance equipment.
The army invaded and ransacked many homes in the town, including homes owned by Palestinians from the families of Awad, Za’aqeeq and Sleibi.
In Hebron city, the soldiers invaded the home of Hisham Sharabati, and summoned him for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center.
In addition, the army invaded and searched homes in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted two Palestinians.
The Israeli army said the soldiers, and security officers, confiscated thousands of Shekels in Beit Ummar and Qabatia, and located four weapons.
It claimed that the money belonged to armed Palestinian factions, in the West Bank.
The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) said dozens of soldiers invaded and violently searched homes in Yatta and the ath-Thaheriyya towns, and abducted four Palestinians.
It added that the soldiers confiscated a digger machine, owned by Mohammad Roumi, in Yatta town, south of Hebron, and abducted his sons, Khaled and Fasial.
The soldiers also abducted Mahmoud Bassam Allan and Anas Awaysa, from their homes in the ath-Thaheriyya town, south of Hebron.
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded many homes in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron, causing excessive property damage, and confiscated 10.000 Shekels from the home of Ibrahim Abdul-Hamid Abu Mariya, and 1540 Shekels from the home of Maher Odah Sabarna, before summoning them both for interrogation.
The soldiers also invaded the home of Ali Ayyad Awad, and confiscated his surveillance equipment.
The army invaded and ransacked many homes in the town, including homes owned by Palestinians from the families of Awad, Za’aqeeq and Sleibi.
In Hebron city, the soldiers invaded the home of Hisham Sharabati, and summoned him for interrogation in Etzion military base and security center.
In addition, the army invaded and searched homes in Qabatia town, south of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted two Palestinians.
The Israeli army said the soldiers, and security officers, confiscated thousands of Shekels in Beit Ummar and Qabatia, and located four weapons.
It claimed that the money belonged to armed Palestinian factions, in the West Bank.
3 oct 2017
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Tuesday morning prevented a Palestinian civilian from finalizing the construction of a residential hut in the northern Jordan Valley to take shelter in.
The Israeli soldiers cordoned off a hut under construction belonging to the Palestinian citizen Youssef Besharat in Khirbet Makhoul, in Wadi al-Malih, and seized his construction equipment.
The occupation forces threatened to send Besharat to jail in case he continues the construction process, declaring the area a closed military zone.
The Israeli occupation army has often seized Palestinian lands in the northern Jordan Valley and banned civilians from building in the area under the military pretext.
The Israeli soldiers cordoned off a hut under construction belonging to the Palestinian citizen Youssef Besharat in Khirbet Makhoul, in Wadi al-Malih, and seized his construction equipment.
The occupation forces threatened to send Besharat to jail in case he continues the construction process, declaring the area a closed military zone.
The Israeli occupation army has often seized Palestinian lands in the northern Jordan Valley and banned civilians from building in the area under the military pretext.
Israeli police forces destroyed on Tuesday morning al-Araqeeb Bedouin village in the Negev region, south of the 1948 Occupied Palestine, for the 119th time since 2010, displacing its residents and razing its under-equipped tents.
Heavily armed officers escorted by bulldozers destroyed the makeshift homes locals had been living in, member of the Committee for the Defense of Araqeeb, Salim al-Touri, reported.
Al-Touri said the village is home to at least 22 Palestinian families, who have been living in tin shacks and makeshift tents
Israeli courts have compelled Palestinian families in the village to pay thousands of shekels for the home-demolition fees.
Araqeeb is one of more than 35 villages, across the Negev region, unrecognized by the Israeli government.
The Israeli authorities claim the Bedouins have established their homes without obtaining the necessary permits.
The village was last demolished on September 14 for the 118th time.
Israeli Forces Demolish Al-Araqib for 119th Time
Israeli forces demolished, on Tuesday, the Bedouin village of al-Araqib, in the Naqab region of southern Israel, for the 119th time since 2010.
Aziz al-Turi, a local activist, said that Israeli bulldozers accompanied by police forces raided the village and demolished its makeshift homes without any consideration for their residents, and despite of the bad weather conditions.
“The [Israeli] police is always trying to provoke us … The demolitions will not frighten us and will not deter us from rebuilding our homes,” he told the press.
WAFA further reports that Al-Araqib is one of 35 Bedouin villages considered “unrecognized” by the Israeli state. According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), more than half of the approximately 160,000 Negev Bedouins reside in unrecognized villages.
Demolitions targeting Palestinians with Israeli citizenship sharply increased in 2017. An Israeli police raid to evacuate the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran turned deadly in January, and sparked widespread protests of the treatment of Palestinian citizens in Israel.
Right groups say that the demolition of unrecognized Bedouin villages is a central Israeli policy aimed at removing the indigenous Palestinian population from the Naqab and transferring them to government-zoned townships to make room for the expansion of Jewish Israeli settlements.
Heavily armed officers escorted by bulldozers destroyed the makeshift homes locals had been living in, member of the Committee for the Defense of Araqeeb, Salim al-Touri, reported.
Al-Touri said the village is home to at least 22 Palestinian families, who have been living in tin shacks and makeshift tents
Israeli courts have compelled Palestinian families in the village to pay thousands of shekels for the home-demolition fees.
Araqeeb is one of more than 35 villages, across the Negev region, unrecognized by the Israeli government.
The Israeli authorities claim the Bedouins have established their homes without obtaining the necessary permits.
The village was last demolished on September 14 for the 118th time.
Israeli Forces Demolish Al-Araqib for 119th Time
Israeli forces demolished, on Tuesday, the Bedouin village of al-Araqib, in the Naqab region of southern Israel, for the 119th time since 2010.
Aziz al-Turi, a local activist, said that Israeli bulldozers accompanied by police forces raided the village and demolished its makeshift homes without any consideration for their residents, and despite of the bad weather conditions.
“The [Israeli] police is always trying to provoke us … The demolitions will not frighten us and will not deter us from rebuilding our homes,” he told the press.
WAFA further reports that Al-Araqib is one of 35 Bedouin villages considered “unrecognized” by the Israeli state. According to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), more than half of the approximately 160,000 Negev Bedouins reside in unrecognized villages.
Demolitions targeting Palestinians with Israeli citizenship sharply increased in 2017. An Israeli police raid to evacuate the unrecognized Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran turned deadly in January, and sparked widespread protests of the treatment of Palestinian citizens in Israel.
Right groups say that the demolition of unrecognized Bedouin villages is a central Israeli policy aimed at removing the indigenous Palestinian population from the Naqab and transferring them to government-zoned townships to make room for the expansion of Jewish Israeli settlements.
Israeli soldiers invaded, Tuesday, the al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, photographed homes and a building, a graveyard and a water spring.
Ibrahim Awadallah, an activist from al-Walaja, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by employees of the Civil Administration Office of the Israeli military, invaded the town, especially Ein Jweiza and al-Hadafa area, and the local graveyard.
He added that the soldiers photographed three homes, owned by Mahmoud Mohammad Awadallah, Emad Faraj and Ibrahim Nairoukh, in addition to a structure owned by Hamed Shweiki.
Awadallah also stated that the soldiers photographed the town’s graveyard, and a local spring.
Al-Walaja has been subject to frequent invasions, and witnessed demolition of homes and walls, in addition to the dozens of demolition orders the military issued and handed to many families under the pretext of being built without permits.
Ibrahim Awadallah, an activist from al-Walaja, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by employees of the Civil Administration Office of the Israeli military, invaded the town, especially Ein Jweiza and al-Hadafa area, and the local graveyard.
He added that the soldiers photographed three homes, owned by Mahmoud Mohammad Awadallah, Emad Faraj and Ibrahim Nairoukh, in addition to a structure owned by Hamed Shweiki.
Awadallah also stated that the soldiers photographed the town’s graveyard, and a local spring.
Al-Walaja has been subject to frequent invasions, and witnessed demolition of homes and walls, in addition to the dozens of demolition orders the military issued and handed to many families under the pretext of being built without permits.
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday night confiscated a Palestinian-owned heavy-duty vehicle used to build an agricultural road in Sebastia town, north of Nablus.
According to chief of the Sebastia municipality Mohamed Azem, Israeli soldiers aboard patrol vehicles stormed the town and confiscated a bulldozer hired to build a road for agricultural purposes.
The soldiers also arrested the driver, Mohamed Hamadenah, justifying the measure by claiming that Palestinian construction works are prohibited in Area C of the West Bank.
According to chief of the Sebastia municipality Mohamed Azem, Israeli soldiers aboard patrol vehicles stormed the town and confiscated a bulldozer hired to build a road for agricultural purposes.
The soldiers also arrested the driver, Mohamed Hamadenah, justifying the measure by claiming that Palestinian construction works are prohibited in Area C of the West Bank.
2 oct 2017
A Palestinian research study unveiled Israeli systematic targeting of over 60% of the West Bank lands for settlement expansion.
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah conducted a study on the West Bank lands classified as Area C based on Oslo Accords. The study found out that Palestinians residing in these areas are suffering harsh living conditions at all levels.
The study showed that 300,000 Palestinians are distributed in 532 residential compounds as a result of Israeli security measures. These measures include tightened restrictions on housing, construction, development and economic development in addition to absolute neglect of their needs.
Moving from the Israeli-controlled Area C to the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A has become one of the most difficult challenges Palestinians are facing, the study said, adding that Palestinian citizens have been increasingly moving out of area C due to the economic difficulties in addition to settlers attacks and violations.
Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah conducted a study on the West Bank lands classified as Area C based on Oslo Accords. The study found out that Palestinians residing in these areas are suffering harsh living conditions at all levels.
The study showed that 300,000 Palestinians are distributed in 532 residential compounds as a result of Israeli security measures. These measures include tightened restrictions on housing, construction, development and economic development in addition to absolute neglect of their needs.
Moving from the Israeli-controlled Area C to the Palestinian Authority-controlled Area A has become one of the most difficult challenges Palestinians are facing, the study said, adding that Palestinian citizens have been increasingly moving out of area C due to the economic difficulties in addition to settlers attacks and violations.
1 oct 2017
Israeli soldiers closed, on Sunday at dawn, the main gate leading to eleven villages and towns, after briefly opening it, and prevented all Palestinians under the age of thirty from entering or leaving them.
More than sixteen villages and towns have been under strict Israeli siege for the sixth consecutive day, an issue that poses real risks on the Palestinians who became isolated from their surrounding communities, and have been unable to receive basic food supplies, except for what they already have at hand.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers briefly removed the military roadblock, close to the Tunnel Road, leading to the villages and towns, but soon closed it, stopped and searched all cars and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
The soldiers then denied all Palestinians, 35 years of age or younger, from entering or leaving their villages and towns.
Israeli army bulldozers also destroyed roads linking between the Palestinian villages and towns in the area, and kept the tunnel road, near Biddu town, under tight siege, turning the inhabitants of eleven communities into prisoners in their own towns.
|For The Third Day, Sixteen Villages Remain Isolated, Fifty Schools Shut, Near Jerusalem|
Israel initiated this collective punishment measure on September 26, after the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, targeting a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth, at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
Har Hadar was illegally built on lands owned by Palestinians from Biddu, Beit Surik and Qotna.
More than sixteen villages and towns have been under strict Israeli siege for the sixth consecutive day, an issue that poses real risks on the Palestinians who became isolated from their surrounding communities, and have been unable to receive basic food supplies, except for what they already have at hand.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers briefly removed the military roadblock, close to the Tunnel Road, leading to the villages and towns, but soon closed it, stopped and searched all cars and inspected the ID cards of the passengers.
The soldiers then denied all Palestinians, 35 years of age or younger, from entering or leaving their villages and towns.
Israeli army bulldozers also destroyed roads linking between the Palestinian villages and towns in the area, and kept the tunnel road, near Biddu town, under tight siege, turning the inhabitants of eleven communities into prisoners in their own towns.
|For The Third Day, Sixteen Villages Remain Isolated, Fifty Schools Shut, Near Jerusalem|
Israel initiated this collective punishment measure on September 26, after the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, targeting a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth, at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
Har Hadar was illegally built on lands owned by Palestinians from Biddu, Beit Surik and Qotna.
30 sept 2017
Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) handed over on Saturday confiscation orders stipulating seizing 4 dunums and 700 meters of agricultural land in Deir Nitham village to the northwest Ramallah.
IOA claimed that the confiscation was aimed at building a fence around Halmish settlement which has been under construction for three weeks.
Head of the village’s council Ahmad al-Tamimi told Quds Press that the confiscated land is located at the main road and connects Halmish roundabout to the village’s junction.
Tamimi opined that the confiscation decision declared the seized lands as a state property, saying that it is aimed at expanding the boundaries of Halmish settlement for security reasons.
The village has been suffering from Israeli violations including seizing and leveling of lands and uprooting of trees for 20 years, he pointed out.
IOA claimed that the confiscation was aimed at building a fence around Halmish settlement which has been under construction for three weeks.
Head of the village’s council Ahmad al-Tamimi told Quds Press that the confiscated land is located at the main road and connects Halmish roundabout to the village’s junction.
Tamimi opined that the confiscation decision declared the seized lands as a state property, saying that it is aimed at expanding the boundaries of Halmish settlement for security reasons.
The village has been suffering from Israeli violations including seizing and leveling of lands and uprooting of trees for 20 years, he pointed out.
29 sept 2017
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Friday at dawn, the southern West Bank city of Hebron, broke into and searched homes, and abducted three Palestinians in addition to assaulting an elderly woman, and a pregnant woman.
Resident Hilmi Mahmoud al-Qawasmi said the soldiers wired and detonated the main door of his home, and invaded it before deploying their k9 unit.
He added that the soldiers assaulted his wife, an elderly woman identified as Intisar Abdul-Mottaleb al-Qawasmi, causing many cuts and bruises, especially after pushing her onto the ground.
The soldiers also attacked Hilmi’s pregnant daughter, Wala’, who also suffered cuts and bruises, in addition to a severe anxiety attack, caused by the dogs the army unleashed in the property.
After more than an hour of violent searches and assaults against the family, the soldiers found out that they broke into the wrong home.
The soldiers also searched many homes in the city, and abducted Hafeth Nidal Nasreddin, 21, Ala Tareq Abu Rajab and Husam Mousa Abu Shkeidim.
The soldiers also confiscated a surveillance system and equipment from a home, owned by a Palestinians from al-Qawasmi family.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, and abducted thirteen Palestinians, including children.
In addition, the army abducted seven Palestinians; three from ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and four in Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.
Resident Hilmi Mahmoud al-Qawasmi said the soldiers wired and detonated the main door of his home, and invaded it before deploying their k9 unit.
He added that the soldiers assaulted his wife, an elderly woman identified as Intisar Abdul-Mottaleb al-Qawasmi, causing many cuts and bruises, especially after pushing her onto the ground.
The soldiers also attacked Hilmi’s pregnant daughter, Wala’, who also suffered cuts and bruises, in addition to a severe anxiety attack, caused by the dogs the army unleashed in the property.
After more than an hour of violent searches and assaults against the family, the soldiers found out that they broke into the wrong home.
The soldiers also searched many homes in the city, and abducted Hafeth Nidal Nasreddin, 21, Ala Tareq Abu Rajab and Husam Mousa Abu Shkeidim.
The soldiers also confiscated a surveillance system and equipment from a home, owned by a Palestinians from al-Qawasmi family.
Also at dawn, the soldiers invaded Ya’bad town, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, searched and ransacked many homes, and abducted thirteen Palestinians, including children.
In addition, the army abducted seven Palestinians; three from ‘Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, and four in Biddu village, northwest of Jerusalem, in the occupied West Bank.
28 sept 2017
Israeli bulldozers overnight Wednesday destroyed Palestinian agricultural facilities, including water lines, in the northern Jordan Valley.
According to activist Mootaz Besharat, in charge of the settlement file in the Jordan Valley, members of the Israeli Planning and Construction Committee, escorted by heavily-equipped bulldozers and army patrols, stormed Atouf area and razed 1,300-meter agricultural roads, without prior notifications.
A set of European-funded water lines used by the locals for agricultural and daily consumption have also been knocked down by the Israeli bulldozers.
Over the past 10 days, the occupation authorities have stepped up assaults on Palestinian farmers and their much-needed facilities in the area. Last week several agricultural vehicles were seized from the area.
According to human rights NGOs, such Israeli assaults make part of a preplanned scheme of ethnic cleansing aimed at forcing Palestinian farmers out of the area by rubbing down their own and only livelihoods.
According to activist Mootaz Besharat, in charge of the settlement file in the Jordan Valley, members of the Israeli Planning and Construction Committee, escorted by heavily-equipped bulldozers and army patrols, stormed Atouf area and razed 1,300-meter agricultural roads, without prior notifications.
A set of European-funded water lines used by the locals for agricultural and daily consumption have also been knocked down by the Israeli bulldozers.
Over the past 10 days, the occupation authorities have stepped up assaults on Palestinian farmers and their much-needed facilities in the area. Last week several agricultural vehicles were seized from the area.
According to human rights NGOs, such Israeli assaults make part of a preplanned scheme of ethnic cleansing aimed at forcing Palestinian farmers out of the area by rubbing down their own and only livelihoods.
Israeli soldiers abducted, on Thursday at dawn, several Palestinians during invasions and searches of homes in the occupied West Bank, and clashed with many youngsters near Jerusalem.
The Israeli army said it arrested, in Beit Surik village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, several relatives of Nimir al-Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal colony, before he was shot dead.
One of the abducted Palestinians has been identified as Rami al-Jamal, who was taken prisoner from his home.
The Israeli army said it will continue its operations in Beit Surik, and surrounding areas, and added that the soldiers also “managed to local and confiscate two pistols and fifty unregistered vehicles.”
The soldiers also forced many Palestinians to erase political graffiti from many walls in the village.
In a statement, the military said its soldiers have arrested four Palestinians in the West Bank.
The army added that it confiscated dozens of work permits, that were previously given to relatives of al-Jamal.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several areas around Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. There have been no immediate reports of injuries.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several Israeli army vehicles invaded Budrus village, in the Ramallah al-Biereh governorate, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted three Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as journalist Mohammad Shokri Awad, Nadi Mohammad Awad and Yousef Othman ‘Oleyyan.
The Israeli army said it arrested, in Beit Surik village, northwest of occupied East Jerusalem, several relatives of Nimir al-Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal colony, before he was shot dead.
One of the abducted Palestinians has been identified as Rami al-Jamal, who was taken prisoner from his home.
The Israeli army said it will continue its operations in Beit Surik, and surrounding areas, and added that the soldiers also “managed to local and confiscate two pistols and fifty unregistered vehicles.”
The soldiers also forced many Palestinians to erase political graffiti from many walls in the village.
In a statement, the military said its soldiers have arrested four Palestinians in the West Bank.
The army added that it confiscated dozens of work permits, that were previously given to relatives of al-Jamal.
In addition, the soldiers invaded several areas around Al-Quds University, in Abu Dis town, east of Jerusalem, and clashed with many youngsters, who hurled stones and empty bottles at them.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs, concussion grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. There have been no immediate reports of injuries.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported that several Israeli army vehicles invaded Budrus village, in the Ramallah al-Biereh governorate, before the soldiers stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted three Palestinians.
The PPS identified the abducted Palestinians as journalist Mohammad Shokri Awad, Nadi Mohammad Awad and Yousef Othman ‘Oleyyan.
The Israeli army continued, for the third consecutive day, the complete isolation of sixteen Palestinian villages, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, in addition to closing various roads and continuing the state of curfew, imprisoning the villages in their homes, and causing the closure of fifty schools.
The soldiers shut all roads leading to the villages, especially the “Tunnel Road” leading to Biddu village, Beit Anan – Beit Liqya road, in addition to all roads linking the villages with each other.
The army also imposed curfew in the sixteen villages, imprisoning the Palestinians in their homes, and resulting in closing fifty schools, providing education for more than 4000 students.
The soldiers also invaded, violently searched and occupied several homes, after forcing the families out from many homes in Biddu and Beit Surik, and informed some families of their intention to remain in their properties indefinitely.
In addition, the army issued many demolition orders targeting homes, in addition to halting the construction of many other homes.
The army also prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the isolated villages, and fully surrounded Beit Iksa.
Furthermore, the soldiers continued the violent and extensive searches of homes in Beit Surik town, which is also under curfew, and distributed leaflets, threatening to kill the Palestinians who leave their homes, or “violate the army’s commands and directives.”
The latest Israeli violations are acts of collective punishment against thousands of Palestinians in the aftermath of the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
Israeli demolition orders against homes and well in Beit Surik town
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday delivered demolition notices issued against homes and an agricultural well in Beit Surik town, northwest of Jerusalem.
Director of the Jerusalem mayor’s office Mohamed at-Tarri told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers stormed Beit Surik town and handed owners of five homes and one well demolition orders issued at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Tarri affirmed the demolition orders were part of recent Israeli punitive measures that were taken against the local residents after their compatriot Nimer Jamal carried out two days ago a shooting attack at an entrance to the illegal settlement of Har Hadar.
“A frenzied campaign has been launched against Beit Surik town in response to the attack, and it is not about unlicensed construction. The occupation state commits crimes by different means against the Palestinian people,” he said.
He noted that the IOF installed a permanent iron gate at the entrance to the tunnel road, which is a lifeline for 10 towns and villages located to the northwest of Jerusalem.
The soldiers shut all roads leading to the villages, especially the “Tunnel Road” leading to Biddu village, Beit Anan – Beit Liqya road, in addition to all roads linking the villages with each other.
The army also imposed curfew in the sixteen villages, imprisoning the Palestinians in their homes, and resulting in closing fifty schools, providing education for more than 4000 students.
The soldiers also invaded, violently searched and occupied several homes, after forcing the families out from many homes in Biddu and Beit Surik, and informed some families of their intention to remain in their properties indefinitely.
In addition, the army issued many demolition orders targeting homes, in addition to halting the construction of many other homes.
The army also prevented ambulances and journalists from entering the isolated villages, and fully surrounded Beit Iksa.
Furthermore, the soldiers continued the violent and extensive searches of homes in Beit Surik town, which is also under curfew, and distributed leaflets, threatening to kill the Palestinians who leave their homes, or “violate the army’s commands and directives.”
The latest Israeli violations are acts of collective punishment against thousands of Palestinians in the aftermath of the fatal shooting, which was carried out by Nimir Mahmoud Jamal, 37, who opened fire, on Tuesday morning, on a group of Israeli Border Police officers, and armed security guards, killing three and wounding a fourth at the main entrance of Har Hadar illegal Israeli colony.
Nimir was then shot and killed by the remaining Israeli border guards at the entrance of the settlement colony.
Israeli demolition orders against homes and well in Beit Surik town
The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday delivered demolition notices issued against homes and an agricultural well in Beit Surik town, northwest of Jerusalem.
Director of the Jerusalem mayor’s office Mohamed at-Tarri told Quds Press that Israeli soldiers stormed Beit Surik town and handed owners of five homes and one well demolition orders issued at the pretext of unlicensed construction.
Tarri affirmed the demolition orders were part of recent Israeli punitive measures that were taken against the local residents after their compatriot Nimer Jamal carried out two days ago a shooting attack at an entrance to the illegal settlement of Har Hadar.
“A frenzied campaign has been launched against Beit Surik town in response to the attack, and it is not about unlicensed construction. The occupation state commits crimes by different means against the Palestinian people,” he said.
He noted that the IOF installed a permanent iron gate at the entrance to the tunnel road, which is a lifeline for 10 towns and villages located to the northwest of Jerusalem.
Israeli soldiers destroyed, on Wednesday evening, a water pipeline and bulldozed an agricultural road in ‘Atouf village, south of Tubas, in northeastern West Bank, in addition to confiscating a tractor and a water truck in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Bashar Bani Odah, a member of ‘Atouf Local Council, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded an agricultural area, owned by the villagers, before destroying a water pipeline and bulldozing an agricultural road leading the targeted lands.
He added that the soldiers attacked a nonviolent procession against the escalating Israeli violations targeting the Palestinians and their lands in al-Baq’a Meadow, in the same area, wounding at least fifteen, and abducted two Palestinians, including a journalist.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated a tractor and a water truck, owned by Jamil Khdeirat, from Bardala village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Israel controls all water resources, and frequently disconnects water supplies, an issue that forces the Palestinians to buy water, which is delivered to them by water trucks, for higher prices than they would normally pay if they had constant running water.
Bashar Bani Odah, a member of ‘Atouf Local Council, said dozens of soldiers, accompanied by armored bulldozers, invaded an agricultural area, owned by the villagers, before destroying a water pipeline and bulldozing an agricultural road leading the targeted lands.
He added that the soldiers attacked a nonviolent procession against the escalating Israeli violations targeting the Palestinians and their lands in al-Baq’a Meadow, in the same area, wounding at least fifteen, and abducted two Palestinians, including a journalist.
In related news, the soldiers illegally confiscated a tractor and a water truck, owned by Jamil Khdeirat, from Bardala village, in the West Bank’s Northern Plains.
Israel controls all water resources, and frequently disconnects water supplies, an issue that forces the Palestinians to buy water, which is delivered to them by water trucks, for higher prices than they would normally pay if they had constant running water.
